Q: Is 140,270 a Prime Number?

A: No, 140,270 is not a prime number.

Why is 140,270 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 140270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 83 130 166 169 338 415 830 845 1,079 1,690 2,158 5,395 10,790 14,027 28,054 70,135 and 140,270, with no remainder.

Since 140,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,270, it is not a prime number.

Number	140,268	140,269	140,271	140,272
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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